Question

    It was the first time for Sidebottom from New York to visit Paris (巴黎). He was staying at a hotel. He went down to have breakfast on the first day, and sat with a Frenchman. The Frenchman smiled and said friendly, “Bon appetite.” “That is his name.” thought Sidebottom. He smiled back and said his own name. “Sidebottom.” The next morning, Sidebottom came down for breakfast and saw the Frenchman again. “Bon appetite!” the Frenchman said again. Sidebottom was a bit surprised to hear his name again. But he answered in the same way. “Sidebottom.” This happened every morning for about a week. At the end of the week, a friend of Sidebottom’s from Canada arrived in the evening. “I am having a very good time.” he said. “meet a very nice Frenchman. His name is Bon Appetite.”

“That isn’t his name.” said the friend. “The French (法国人) often say it before they eat something. It means enjoy your meal.”

The next morning, the American and the Frenchman sat at the same table. “Bon appetite!” Sidebottom shouted.

The Frenchman looked at him and smiled, “Sidebottom.” he answered.

1.From the passage we know Sidebottom came from________.

A.England B.Canada C.France(法国) D.America

2.They said “Bon appetite” and “Sidebottom” to each other________.

A.for four days B.for a week C.for one evening D.for one morning

3.Sidebottom told his friend that he was       when he was staying in the hotel.

A.happy B.surprised C.friendly D.lucky

4.The Frenchman thought “Sidebottom” in English meant (意思是) ________.

A.the American’s name B.having a good time

C.“Bon appetite” in French D.“nice to meet you”

Answer

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.C

【解析】

短文大意：本文是文化类阅读，介绍了美国人Sidebottom在巴黎旅馆所遭遇的文化趣事，说明了解别国文化的重要性。

1.

题意：从这段话我们知道Sidebottom来自美国。考查细节理解。根据“It was the first time for Sidebottom from New York to visit Paris这是Sidebottom第一次从纽约来到巴黎”，可知Sidebottom来自美国，America美国，故选D。

2.

题意：他们互相说“Bon appetite（祝你胃口好）”和“Sidebottom（侧底部）”，说了一个星期。考查细节理解。根据“This happened every morning for about a week这种情况每天早上都发生，持续了大约一个星期”，可知选B。

3.

题意：Sidebottom告诉他的朋友，他住在酒店的时候很开心。考查细节理解。根据Sidebottom 的话“‘I am having a very good time. ’ he said我玩得很开心，他说”，可知选A。

4.

题意：法国人认为“Sidebottom”在英语中指的是________。考查词义理解。A. 美国人的名字；B. 玩得开心；C. 法语“祝你胃口好”；D. “很高兴见到你”。根据“It means enjoy your meal它的意思是享受你的食物”，可知“Bon appetite” in French符合句意，故选C。